Both agencies of the federal government gave the hint during
a meeting between the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika and Chief Executive
Officer of MOFI, Dr Armstrong Takang at the instance of the minister.
Takang made the disclosure when he led a delegation of MOFI
to office of the aviation minister in Abuja as part of efforts to ensure an
all-round development and modernisation of the country’s aviation sector. He
said both of them discussed areas of collaboration and partnerships between the
two organizations.
The MOFI MD said the ministry of aviation is one of the
biggest supervisors of Nigeria’s assets through the agencies under its
supervision. He underscored the need for government to ensure it derives
maximum returns on its assets and investments through the recent approval by
President Buhari for the creation of a national asset register by the
president.
President Buhari had directed the creation of a
comprehensive national asset register by aggregating, profiling, and managing
all national assets and investments. The aim is to strengthen Nigeria’s fiscal
and economic realities and the optimisation of investments and assets.
Takang said it was important that all assets of the ministry
of aviation are captured in the register in a sustainable partnership to
support sundry economic activities in all the nation’s airports.
The MOFI CEO also commented that the development and
modernisation of the country’s airports are crucial for socio-economic
development and that while the ministry had made positive improvements, they
believe that more capital investment was required to attract more passengers,
cargo movement, and facilitate trade.
Dr Takang indicated that MOFI was interested in supporting
the ministry’s efforts in airport development and modernisation, including
upgrading existing infrastructure and constructing new airports where
necessary.
Sirika in a response, commended the new board of MOFI and
gave assurances that MOFI would be included in the National Aviation Roadmap in
no distant time.
“We have the concession of the airport. We have the
airlines. We have the cargo, we have the MRO, and ALC; those are the legs of
the roadmap. The Ministry of Aviation will ensure that MOFI is integral to
these plans,” Sirika stated.
He concluded by saying that the ministry remains committed
to ensuring that President Buhari’s mandates are adequately delivered.
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